Mattress-bearing hospital bed

ABSTRACT

A mattress-bearing hospital bed comprises a hospital bed body on which a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners are installed and a mattress structure which comprises a silicone layer with straight grooves thereon, a polyurethane film covering the silicone layer, and a velvet fabric layer whose one surface is melt to the plane bottom of the polyurethane film covering the silicone layer and other surface contacts the hospital bed body by means of the hook-and-loop fasteners in order to attach the mattress structure to the hospital bed body.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a mattress-bearing hospital bed,particularly a hospital bed on which a mattress structure made of a TPU(polyurethane) film, silicone material, and a velvet fabric layer isdeveloped.

2) Description of the Prior Art

In general, a mattress should be spread out on a hospital bed (operatingtable or sickbed) on which a patient lies for his (her) comfort.However, a mattress structure placed on an operating table or a sickbedhas a flat surface causing poor friction between the operating table orthe sickbed and the mattress structure on which a patient lies andfurther slips downward so that the patient experiences uncomfortablefeeling; furthermore, an ultra-flat mattress structure at an operatingtable or a sickbed on which a patient lies may have poor airpermeability that causes the patient to feel hot, itchy or uncomfortablein addition to above drawbacks.

A mattress structure horizontally placed on an operating table or asickbed which is designed to be folded partially in order to matchmultiple situations of patients is inadequately folded or deformed andunavailable for the operating table or the sickbed which has beenfolded.

Accordingly, a hospital bed provided with a mattress structure on whichstraight grooves are developed will become an easily folded bed and isreferred to as an optimal solution because the straight grooves thereonprovides enough air permeability for a patient who lies on the hospitalbed and feels nothing uncomfortable such as heat and itch when his (her)back contacts the straight grooves.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention presents a mattress-bearing hospital bed providingenough space through which body heat of a patient, who lies on thehospital bed's mattress structure with various advantages such asexcellent buffering effect, superior serviceability, fine touchimpression and good softness, is dissipated.

The mattress-bearing hospital bed realizing the above purposescomprises: a hospital bed body on which a plurality of hook-and-loopfasteners are installed; a mattress structure comprising a siliconelayer with a plane surface in bottom side and a top surface on whichstraight grooves are developed; a polyurethane film completely coveringthe silicone layer and further the silicone layer's plane bottom alongthe straight grooves on the silicone layer's top surface; a velvetfabric layer with two surfaces: one surface melt to the plane bottom ofthe polyurethane film which covers the silicone layer and the othermaking the velvet fabric layer attach to the hospital bed body by meansof the hook-and-loop fasteners on the hospital bed body.

Specially, the silicone layer is made of liquid silicone gel or liquidsilicone rubber.

Specially, the velvet fabric layer has a brushed fleece surface used tocontact the hospital bed body.

Specially, the hospital bed body can be an operating table or a sickbed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

The objects, spirits, and advantages of the preferred embodiments of thepresent invention will be readily understood by the accompanyingdrawings and detailed descriptions, wherein:

FIG. 1A is a perspective exploded view for the present invention of amattress-bearing hospital bed.

FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the present invention of amattress-bearing hospital bed which is assembled.

FIG. 2A is a schematic view of a mattress structure in the presentinvention of a mattress-bearing hospital bed.

FIG. 2B is a sectional view of a mattress structure in the presentinvention of a mattress-bearing hospital bed.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view for the present invention of amattress-bearing hospital bed which is folded in operation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The above and other detailed contents, features and effects with respectto the present invention are clearly presented in the followingpreferred embodiments and accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B which are an exploded view and aperspective view for the present invention of a mattress-bearinghospital bed, respectively. It can be seen from FIGS. 1A and 1B that ahospital bed body 1 is provided with a plurality of hook-and-loopfasteners 11 and comprises a mattress structure 2 attached to thehospital bed body 1 for development of a mattress-bearing hospital bed.As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the mattress structure 2 comprises asilicone layer 21 (liquid silicone gel or liquid silicone rubber), apolyurethane film (TPU film) 22 and a velvet fabric layer 23: thesilicone layer 21 has a plane surface in bottom side and a top surfaceon which straight grooves 24 are developed; the polyurethane film 22completely covers the silicone layer 21 and further the plane bottom ofthe silicone layer 21 along the straight grooves 24 on the top surfaceof the silicone layer 21 whose silicon material wrapped by thepolyurethane film 22 softens the mattress structure 2 and is not exposedto ambient environment.

The velvet fabric layer 23 has two surfaces: one surface facing thepolyurethane film 22 is melt to the plane bottom of the polyurethanefilm 22; the other one faces and joins the hospital bed body 1 with aplurality of hook-and-loop fasteners 21 by which the velvet fabric layer23 allows its other surface to adhere to the hospital bed body 1, anoperating table or a sickbed, and enhances non-slip effect of thehospital bed body 1.

The mattress structure 2 relying on the straight grooves 24 thereon iseasily folded and adheres to any inclined plane. As shown in FIG. 3, thehospital bed body 1 is an automated fold-out bed 3 lifted partially anddeveloping a foldable part 31 by which the mattress structure 2 ispositioned along the straight grooves 14 on an undulate plane withoutany bulge or deformation of the mattress structure 2. In addition to itsshape easily changed via the straight grooves 24, the mattress structure2 features its air permeability and heat dissipation superior to thoseof other conventional mattress structures because body heat of apatient, who lies on the mattress structure 2 and makes skin contact thestraight grooves 24, is dissipated from the straight grooves 24 whichdevelop a plurality of continuous indentations thereon. As such, themattress structure 2 is effective in preventing a patent having lain ona sickbed for a long period from discomfort.

The present invention presenting a mattress-bearing hospital bed hassome advantages in contrast to other hospital beds based on the priorart:

The present invention of a hospital bed which comprises a mattressstructure features various advantages such as excellent comfort,superior air permeability, good heat dissipation, fine buffering effect,and flexible size; the hospital bed which is adjusted to a specificangle allows the folded mattress structure thereon to change its shapeand optimizes a patient's comfort.

The preferred embodiments disclosed hereinbefore are intended forelaborating characteristics and spirit of the present invention but donot limit the present invention. Moreover, any equivalent change orarrangement should be covered in claims of the present invention.

1. A mattress-bearing hospital bed, comprising: a hospital bed body onwhich a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners are installed; a mattressstructure, comprising: a silicone layer with a plane surface in bottomside and a top surface on which straight grooves are developed; saidsilicone layer being made of liquid silicone gel or liquid siliconerubber; a polyurethane film which completely covers said silicone layerand further said silicone layer's plane bottom along said straightgrooves on said silicone layer's top surface; a velvet fabric layer withtwo surfaces: one surface is melt to said plane bottom of saidpolyurethane film which covers said silicone layer; the other surfacemakes said velvet fabric layer attach to said hospital bed body by meansof the hook-and-loop fasteners on said hospital bed body; said velvetfabric layer has a brushed fleece surface used to contact said hospitalbed body; and said hospital bed body can be an operating table or asickbed.
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